▁was ▁challeng ed ▁and ▁head ed ▁by ▁Ph ar os , ▁but ▁respond ed ▁well ▁and ▁showed ▁good ▁stam ina ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁advantage ▁and ▁win ▁by ▁a ▁length ▁after ▁what ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" des perate ▁and ▁prolong ed ▁du el ". ▁Par th ▁finished ▁third ▁after ▁losing ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁ground ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁and ▁Town ▁Guard ▁was ▁un pla ced . ▁The ▁win ▁gave ▁Don og h ue ▁a ▁" hat - tr ick " ▁of ▁Derby ▁wins , ▁following ▁Hum or ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁Captain ▁C utt le ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Irish ▁had ▁accepted ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁run ▁Pap yrus ▁against ▁" the ▁best ▁American ▁horse " ▁for ▁a ▁prize ▁of ▁£ 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁Later ▁that ▁month ▁the ▁American ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁race ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁prize ▁would ▁be ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁cons olation ▁prize ▁of ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁be aten ▁horse . ▁The ▁Kentucky ▁Derby ▁winner ▁Ze v ▁was ▁eventually ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁representative ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October . ▁Pap yrus ' s ▁first ▁race ▁after ▁the ▁Derby ▁was ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁St akes ▁at ▁York ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August . ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁a ▁short - head ▁by ▁the ▁front - running