ock ▁before ▁the ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁mile ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁but ▁finished ▁un pla ced ▁behind ▁the ▁French - tra ined ▁winner ▁Mass ine . ▁In ▁the ▁Eclipse ▁St akes ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July , ▁he ▁finished ▁second , ▁two ▁lengths ▁behind ▁the ▁three - year - old ▁Poly ph ont es ▁and ▁three ▁lengths ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁six ▁star ters . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁Pap yrus ▁would ▁be ▁retired ▁after ▁this ▁race , ▁but ▁he ▁returned ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁appearance ▁at ▁New market ▁in ▁aut umn . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October , ▁he ▁ran ▁second , ▁by ▁half ▁a ▁length , ▁to ▁the ▁fil ly ▁Ter es ina ▁in ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁St akes , ▁with ▁Par th ▁in ▁third . ▁ ▁Stud ▁record ▁Pap yrus ▁was ▁retired ▁to ▁his ▁owner ' s ▁West ▁Gr inst ead ▁Stud ▁at ▁Hor sh am , ▁Sus sex , ▁where ▁he ▁stood ▁at ▁an ▁initial ▁fee ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁gu ine as . ▁He ▁s ired ▁some ▁good ▁w inners ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁great ▁success . ▁Horn ung ▁later ▁turned ▁down ▁an ▁offer ▁for ▁Pap yrus ▁from ▁the ▁Polish ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁and , ▁on ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁left ▁the ▁horse ▁to ▁Bas il ▁Jar vis ▁in ▁his ▁will . ▁Pap yrus ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁box ▁in ▁early ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Pap yrus ▁s ired ▁Os ir is , ▁who ▁won ▁several ▁st akes ▁races ▁in ▁England ,