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Diving Board Works Mile In 140 on Sloppy Strip StripCovers Covers Final Furlong of Move In MVs in Prep for Withers WithersBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 4 The strength of Greentree Stables hand in Saturdays classic Withers Mile began to resemble a stranglehold during the workout hours this morning Yesterday John Gaver sent Palm Tree out to win the featured Great Neck Purse in 149 mile in 136 on a sloppy track This morning the Greentree conditioner had Diving Board go a mile unaccompanied in 140 on the main track which was still sloppy The son of Devil Diver finished strongly getting the final furlong in 13ys and the preceding eighth in 13 after stepping the half in 48 and threequarters in 113 In his only start this spring Diving Board fin ¬ ished with a belated rush to be second to the seasoned Full Flight in a sixfurlong sprint sprintBoth Both Palm Tree and Diving Board are eligible to the Withers and if the track is anything but fast both are expected to go postward A study of the probables for the 25000 fixture suggests that the Greentree pair will be oddson to beat a moderate field fieldDiving Diving Board was the closest approxima ¬ tion to a name horse among the flat run ¬ ners working at Belmont this morning but Brookmeade Stables His Boots a candidate for Saturdays International Steeplechase breezed a mile in 144 excellent time for a jumper
