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THE REALIZATION OF 1897 NEW YOKK Feb 19 The publication of a list of the eligibles for this years Realization re ¬ veals the fact that of the 251 original subscrib ¬ ers 97 take the risk of paying full forfeit Of these 58 were entered as foals and incur a 50 forfeit while the remaining 39 were nominated as yearlings which places their liability at 100 each The sum paid by the 251 which have al ¬ ready been withdrawn amounts to 4770 and this added to the money due on the day of the race from the eligibles swells the total to 11 590 The Coney Island Jockey Club adds 10000 so that the value of this lyears Realization without reckoning the additional 240 each for starters will be 21590 With ten contestants the race will be 10 short of 25000 Some idea of the quality of the field may be gathered from the fact that among the 58 left in of the foal en ¬ tries are George Kesslor Salvado Scottish Chieftain Hi Daddy and Challenger ChallengerAmong Among the thirtynine entered as yearlings the most prominent are Bastion Ogden George H Ketchum Winged Foot Dr Sheppard Ar buckle The Friar and Itodermond George H Ketchum is an unknown quality so far as form on this side is concerned Ineligible for any of the prominent stakes in England last year he succeeded in adding a few of the minor races to his owners credit and it is significent that the latter repurchased him at an advance after be had been knocked down at auction to an Eng ¬ lish owner
