Actually, touring frames usually steer faster at a given speed, due to the decreased trail resulting from increased rake.
http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2012/05/whats-in-a-fork/

As far as geometry goes, for fit what matters most is the location of the bottom bracket, saddle, adn bars in relationship to each other. For classic frames like that, the seattube and toptube are almost certainly the same length, and it uses the "classic" 73x73 seat and head tube angles which was the standard for a long time and is a good benchmark to go from.