214 Centaur; 



" The Royal Horse Book, ' Centaur,' has already reached its 

 third (and popular) enlarged edition with an is-^ue of 10,000. 

 The price has been reduced from 2l5. to 2s. Qd. per copy, and 

 this excellent work is therefore now within the reach of every- 

 body. It is the intention of the Author to complete it in such 

 a form as to establish it as a standard book of reference for all 

 enquiries or questions as to the horse and its surroundings. 

 Thus, inventors or proprietors of any specialities in connection 

 with or appertaining to the horse, stable, carriage, harness, farm, 

 or any article of recognised value, of whatever class, should com- 

 municate their 'notice' or advertisement to the Author for 

 securing an everlasting position in this monster edition, so as 

 not to be omitted from the ' Eeference List ' and ' Index ' in 

 conjunction with the important firms already noted. The perusal 

 of the work itself we recommend to all those who have not yet 

 read it. It reflects the highest credit on the Author's intelligence, 

 thorough knowledge of the subject, and kindness of heart, and 

 deserves the place of honour in the library of sportsmen and 

 owners of horses. 



"Mr. Edward W. Gough's name ought, in fine, to be written 

 in golden letters in the books of the Royal Society for the 

 Prevention of Ciuelty to Animals, of which he is a member. 

 Mr. Gough's achievements in the practical line of saddlery are 

 only second to the success of his book. The articles supplied 

 by him, from harness to mill-banding, from mackintosh coats to 

 sheeting and delivery hose, are all of excellent quality, and bear 

 the stamp of the successful inventor, and we conclude this short 

 report with the wish that Mr. GOL .H may be as well appreciated 

 by his fellow townsmen, and in the narrower limits of the 

 Midland Counties, as he already is in European circles, and by 

 the general public from the prince down to the groom." 



THE JFALSALL FREE PRESS, July 6ih, 1878, 



"Many of our readers have had their curiosity excited by 

 seeing on the walls for months past the word ' Cextaur,' 

 which we understand has been posted in every cit}^, town, and 

 village throughout the kingdom ; and inquirers have had their 

 inquisitiveness to some extent gratified by being informed, 

 through the ' Notice to Correspondents ' columns in various 

 newspapers, that the word signifies a mythical being, having the 

 head, body, and arms of a man, and the body and limbs of a 

 horse; but although this explained the meaning of the word, it 

 left the mystery pretty much where it was, or rather it made 

 confusion worse confounded, for what could the posting of such 

 a word all over Great Britain mean 2 Some thought that like 



