New-York tribune., 1879-05-10
THE SlyGLE-SCULL R4CE AT WORCESTER
W " GODDARD. THE HARVARD CHAMPION, WINS
EASILY BY SIX LENGTHs-E. p. LIVINGSTONE OF
vHp TWENTY SECONDS BEHIND HIM.

W, NJ GODDARD, THE HARVARD CHAMPION, WINS
EASILY BY SIX LENGTHs-E. P. LIVINGSTONE OF
YALE, TWENTY SECONDS BEHIND HIM.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 9.-ln the SINGLE
scul race on Lake Quinsgamond to-day between war
rem n Goddard of Harvard, aud Edmund 7. Living
stone OF Yale, the former won easily Dy Elk iehstns'
,tIouph il WAS not race for college championship,
both OF the competitors hold the title OF champion
in their respective colleges, and are the best single
ecullers In the institutions they represent MT LiV-
pcson has held the championship OF Yale for the past
three Years and Mr. Goddard has been the champion OF
Harvard for two years The latter has taken part III
several contests near Boston, winning all except DIS
race with Holmes, the champion OF Rhode Island
harvard WAS well sented to-day, but there were
few Yale men present to give announcement 10 tner
champion. The Yale men much surprised at the
reul of the race as they had down their man as
sura winner Edwin Brown acted as refeTeej waiter
Tri,nble aud Edward L. Bays as judges for Goddard
and Herman LiyingstOne aud Charles +. Aldrlch as
Judges for Livingstone
Previous TO the race Goddard was slight favorlte,
and the betting was very tame. The Harvard men
were willing to bet on doduaru' puI h'ine'one
friends declined all offers.
rie dist,uco rowed to-day was over the old two-mle
cour.c above the causeway, one mile and return AT
half-pnst o'clock the referees boat went over
the course, Captain Bancroft, the Harvard sroAe,
bens special guest. The upper STAKES were
~ Tho refcre and every thing found 10 De IN ofuer
TIe ,y then steamed down the lake to the starting
no,ut and AT 5OJ D. m the signal was given Tor the
men 10 come out to the line Livingstone was the nrst
IN annear and waited over five minutes for Goddard.
J,vincstone di not seem be I'm the best condition.
and looked rather feshy, while Goddard looked clean
ad I'm fine shape Livingstone wore white shirt ana
hin. can while Goddard wore the Harvard colOrs-
o.i,nson The toss was by Livingstone, VINO TOOK
M eastern shore and had the best position, the water
beng little rough the west side 0f the lake uhuer
an easterly wind.
,t5.Is n m the men were sent Of Although Living
stones boat was not headed right he caught the water
frat and rot q slight lead, which he held Tor about
,rs,ty strokes Then Goddard drew up 10 hn anu De-
,rs Ia ad gone ten wards further was on even terms
win him Up 10 this point Goddard was rowing Oh
stroL.s a minute while Livingstone was rowing 30 Al
o,,tta Point about an eighth Of mile up the course
,hout goo Harvard students were collected ana as dou
dard came opposite they sent up the conege CRY oi
",Rahi 'Rah - and called upon Goddard Tor squirt
The call was answered, and Goddard Immediately pegah
20 draw away from Livingstone. AT the quarterine post
no ,a. leading Livingstone by one ana half lengths
nr' The nuaTt-r post the half mile post Goddain
I,cFened Ills stroke thirty, while Livingstone sun
kept up u thirty-ve. At this point IL was
s,nddard had won tie race for he was leaNhR L'ns,
stone even at tnis stroke Livingstone spurted, aho
tred to rn up ON Goddard who had crossed over hto
nis water hut II was Of avail, Us the marVad uia
ma Terythlng his own way Goddard still kept up his
thirty strokes minute and turned the upper STAKE thrce
lengths IN rOnt OF his adversary rowing tne mo in
mimi p. and nifty seconds. lie squared ior hoihe yus
ten seconds later. The race homeward WIS unh'o1es'