41.   The marathon field now includes recreational as well as competitive runners, with women and men in both categories.

42.   The previous two times the field included that combination, neither of the top seeds won the title.

43.   The Republican field also includes millionaire magazine publisher Steve Forbes, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, conservative activist Gary Bauer and former Reagan administration official Alan Keyes.

44.   The star-studded field includes Tiger Woods and former Texas Longhorns Justin Leonard and Bob Estes.

45.   The starting field also includes former Shootout winners who raced last year.

46.   Those now scouting the field include the ING Group of the Netherlands, Societe Generale of France, Chase Manhattan and J.P. Morgan.

47.   Top-notch is right, for the field should include Dark Moondancer, Ladies Din, Falcon Flight, Sunshine Street and Chester House.

48.   USC may be unsure of its chances of making the National Invitation Tournament, but one mock field already includes the Trojans.

49.   But the field also includes many athletes from newly independent Central Asian states that formerly were part of the Soviet Union.

50.   But the field also includes some lesser-known teams that could upset the balance of power.