The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
MAMIE CRIFFIN'S
 GREAT MILE Lowers Oakland's Track Record to 2:I2. MABEN SPRINGS A SURPRISE GREEN PAGER LOLITA STEPS THREE CLIPPING HEATS. President Knights Mare Silver Queen Easily Defeats the Soft
 Hearted Favor-Turf
 Notes.
MABEN SPRINGS A SURPRISE
GREEN PAGER LOLITA STEPS
 THREE CLIPPING HEATS.

The racing at Oakland yesterday was gilt-edged and during the afternoon Jim my Sullivan made little turf history with Colonel Henshaw's beautiful black mare, Mamie Griffin. by lowering all trotting records over the course to PIP. Mamie can surely touch 2:10, and her mile was splendid one and entirely within herself. Every one regretted the absence of the genial sportsman who owns her, for he would have received an ovation most surely.
 To beat Toggles and Clay S, two sup posedly formidable opponents, was in deed a performance Oregon Jimmy can view with eminent satisfaction. Then, too, the rating was to perfection. The quarter 8 seconds-just a PIP gait-half in 106A, at the three-quarters it was 1:391a, and the last quarter in 3212 seconds, 2:10 clip, showing that the contest was not a hollow one. Mamie's old record was 2:12a4. In the books she was to and Toggles, her chief competitor, a 1 to 2 shot.
 Still another surprise was the defeat of Resort by the green mare Lolita, by Sidney, from Walter Maben's stable, and driven by Brooks. The mare never saw a crowd till yesterday, cost her owner just $35 at auction and in her initial heat was close second in 2:16, coming from the rear brigade at the half-mile ground. She went her mile, too, with a tire down" Resort was all out and seemed about done, while the black mare was fresh as daisy. Early betting favored Resort, but Lolita was to for the sec ond heat; Resort at evens.
 | he story is soon told, as Lolita, with Calf Topsail and Harry Ramon being the chief contenderS. Resort quit like dog in the stretch. The Los Angeles contin- gent played Lolita for quite a nice win hnEr rfratr csfa 0nd d. fly in 2:1712, and being exceedingly level headed Calf Topstail went grand race, and in the hopples races far steadier than otherwise. He is a four-year-old and with age will be quite pacer.
 Silver Queen went an honest mile in 2:21, trotting from nowhere and beating Favor where they pay off She can beat 2:20 her next race, sure. President Knight took a day off, so did not see her splen- did performance. She and Favor were at even money, and all there were of any account in it, Lottie easily outfinished Menlo Belle for show money.
 Hijo del Diablo handily disposed of the special for named pacers, in 2:16, away beAind his record-2:11A. F W got the his good behavior, and finished last in the dust. Hijo del Diablo and F w were each held at to 5 by the pencil w1eld- ers Rex at and Delphi 10-he might as we'll have been at 100, for he cannot class with any of the others at present. They stepped away at 2:10 clip, but the last quarter was only :36, showing now easy it was for Nelson's big horse. Sullivan won the 2:17 trot with Colonel Henshaw's handsome bay gelding Our Jack in 2:17A, trotttng very pretty mile. He was favorite at l to 2 over the field May B, Silver Ring and Myrtle Thorne. The latter went a grand heat and finished close up. Our Jack stepped away to the half in 1:07A. He was backed heavily. as it looked sure victory for him over that field. In the auctions IT was Jack 5, field 8, and the most of the betting went that way
 To-days card promises grand sport and some surprises will doubtless be enacted. Among the starters are some new to the game, which have been stepping the track in Grand Circuit style of late. The book makers lost considerable money, as at the quotations the favorftes are played hard, but then their day always comes, and to- days winners look to be uncertain and the wise money is very apt to get tum- ble. The starting is the best ever wit messed in California, and patrons are cer- tain to make the 5:30 boat yet see great deal of racing
 It should be remembered that ladies are cordially invited to become the guests of the association and will enjoy the enliven- ing scenes beyond a doubt.
 Summaries:
 FIRST RAGE.
 Special for named pacers. one mile dash Hijo del Diablo, b. h. by Diablo q. M W. ch g. by Dorsey's Nephew (John Delphi, blk. h. by Director Cw. Donathan).. 8
 Rex Alto also started.
 Time-:S2b, 1:07 1:40, 2:16.
 Betting: Auctions-Fied ST. W s. Books -Hijo del Diablo and r W to each. Delphi 1O Rex Alto g.