The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-09
To-DAY,s FREEMAN RACE.
The Two Men upon whose Respective Merits
Yale and Harvard are Betting.

WORCESTER, May s.-The single-scull race
between Yale and Harvard will be rowed near
this city tomorrow. Livingstone and Goddard
have been quietly Mt work on this lake since
Monday. There has been so much talk Of each
man at his own college that II is interesting to
meet them together. They are men totally diff
ferent in rowing style and physical build. Yale
backs Livingstone with confidence, and Hnr-
ward will stake anything on her champon-and
the man who bents the sculler Of that color de-
serves his laures. One can take dummy"
engine car out to the lake. a distance OF two
miles. Quinsigamond is beautiful little sheet
OF water. sheltered by short little banks. narrow
and easy OF access. Goddard has his boats in
O'Learys boat house. about 100 yards from the
Quinsigamond boat house. where Livingstone
keeps his shell. by the courtesy Of the members
OF that club.
Goddard is coached by Falkner. the Boston
professional. while Livingstone ia accompanied
by his elder brother. who rowed In last years
University and mt New London. Their bonts
weigh 20 pounds each, and are OF wood. Paper
bouts will need q deal OF improvement before
they supersede the old wooden ones. which are
Just now once more coming into favor. Living
stones boat was built this spring by Keast X
Collins. the Yale boatbuilders. and Ia. Of course.
rugged with the new swinging onrlocks. God
dard Is regular sx;footer. brown MS berry.
but slight. In his walking suit you would rnte
MIN iSO hounds; but n ths boat he si,s lio
mans stroke that you may see Josh Ward pull
ing any day around NcwburRh. His knees
come up together there is much slide, but not
enough reach-not as much us Livingstone's
He uses his arms more than seems well. but
finishes his stroke, very clearly. The boat
travels smoothly. He pulls nj the way through,
worry, much further through than Bancroft
would allow. The slide is used immoderately,
general appearance Of angularty about his
whole work that reminds one Of the crews Of
~. But in spite Of this the boat speeds, and
II the profess onal old-time stroke wins. there
will be considerable shaking OF heads among
the new school Of " dip and heave scullers.
., LIVINGSTONE. on the other hand. slides very
little. but gets tremendous reach forward and
catch. His blade strikes the water with the
vigor aud eureness OF u paddle. His stroke is
cut worry short. All his strength falls on the be-
ginning. and by the time his oar is pcrpendcu-
lnr to the side OF the boat the force IL rs good
ns spent His knees spread apart. his arms DO
little work-are in fnct mere connecting rods.
All his work comes on his back aud loins. His
weight is Ave pounds less than Goddard's. and
chance OF being rejected from West Point Tor
diminutve stature But In spite OF all this his
work is encouraging. There lie not flaw in
lossus; his barrel is one that, would delight any
oarsmnn; no has deep, brohd chest. good
shoulders. and The pluck Of 9 Tasmanian rat IN
dard's 80.
GODDARD is narrow. with .unprepossessing
shoulder blades. His build is lean. He has
broad hips. however. and this Ia q most valu-
able antidote. On the whole. the men are very
evenly matched 1t is impossible to estimate
the result with any degree OF certainty. except
ing from the build and style OF the men. God
dard has never been over on time since he has
been here. and | doubt whether Livingstone
has. Both men have advantages and disadvan-
tages with them. Goddard has length and
weight superior to Livingstone's. Livingstone
never to tire him. The race will come on ut
about 3 on Friday afternoon. and then the
pretty question Of merit in the two strokes will