Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-23
Slade on His Kambles.


While at Grapevine / learned that
there was place some eight miles off
IN Dallas county known as Slaughteris
Kanch, and that they displayed fine
stock and plenty of family groceries
there. | at once resolved TO make a
raid ON the establishment and investi-
gate matters for myself The road
from Grapevine east is pretty good
one, | think, the only trouble in travel
ing II being that it is situated some six
feet .under the mud, and is little hard
to get at-that is, the good part of the
road Is so situated. 1t. was passable
when | was there, but see
ing some wagon bows, pair of
mules ears, and in anotherplace part
oil the hind wheel of a wagon sticking
above the surface, led me to believe
that travel along there had been in
convenient. | got to the ranch. how
ever, and received cordial welcome
from Mr. X. Armstrong of the firm of
slaughter, OConner Il Armstrong.
who own the establishment.
This ranch is devoted solely to the
breeding OF blooded stock. pripcipalIv
horses, though they have a few thor
oughbred Jersey cows. Among the
other inmates OF this famous stable
remember fine deep bay stallion
thoroughbred, named Larry II
and full brother to
Jerome Eddy, who was sold last fall in
Chicago for $4,000. Mambrino Chief
lr,, Is another famous stallion closely
connected by consanguinity to some Of
the most famous trotters i'm the world
Sirocco, sired by Jerome Eddy Cthn
9-o,ouU hofse), Is a noble auimal. tour
years oiu, and almost seventeen hands
niSh' mere was not much said abont
MS speed, but from what could learn
we may expect to hear from him i'm
me Northern trotting 'regettasr next
sp'lng. n. q. Dewey. n two.
year-old son of Iarev " ont
thoroughbred mare is y
perfect beauty and nerhaps the
most famous animal in the stables If
not IN The state. He has troIted a
quarter OF amile in SOL seconds Ne
mace the frs. quarter in 49l seronds
ana the second in 39i, which il cnn.
siuered by horSemen To be somethinn
marvellous, ii not indeed. The hest tin,s
ever made by two wear did ''''0
tried to swop my pony for tbi.
colt, but We didn't auite trde T 1"is
n Hf solae boot How nluchp
on, ohiy So,92o. | didn't have any
small change with me, so we eonldni,
nave commercial ntercourse~ao ~
speak, Besides the borsa,
nave mentioned, tbere
4 iot % other fine horses. mares ma
Colts Wen be worth going 10 See III
lalci appointments are cou,nIsta II,
every particular. Fine driyint, tra,I, ~
uuggies' skeletons and drivmg har
ness OF every description Az - n
SIAN well supplies abundant w.,ta "ile,
ina a ui5u nv, ram forces il to the dwell.
i ~, anu stable. Mr. Armstrong viii
~ ~, ~ May with Siroceo and 4 q
dewey Tor the north TO enter Tha g.,
nler IN me matches for feur wear Ala
auu Tue latter in the iva vear N'1 ~
MATCHES maj hope to hear OF Their s o,u
~, ihey call this Slaughter's ranch ond
I1ies can II ranching-the way III, Nv
Ky ~ uown there; but To c9u -
lihe me II appears like rather NY |
ord w wilmer si. o. ranehing. Mr.. Crsw-
ian u, Win ms iamily-a wife and two
II a. shters--k Keeps house there AMY ANY
10y nave all the comforts ana INV
!" me: Carpeted rooms siIva,
,ni'es ana forks, a piano well nlayad
' 'nu accompanied by a sweet fa99ai
oaVy, , 90 not remind one much ~
, anyn NE. While speaking Of live
,o.A, 4 may remark that Miss Nav A.
is' model girl. I'll bet she can Ssr'