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25000 IRISH DERBY TODAY J E Widener Noted American AmericanSportsman Sportsman Will Be Represented Representedby by FrenchBred Autumn Special Cablegram CablegramDUBLIN DUBLIN Ireland June 26 The Irish Derby a 25000 prize at one mile and a half will be decided tomorrow over the famous Curragh course in County of Kil dare Several Englishtrained invaders will start in the premier Irish classic but the Maharajah of Rajpiplas Windsor Lad win ¬ ner of the Epsom Derby though eligible will not be among them His absence will rob the eastern potentate of a second chance to win this coveted stake as his colors were carried to victory in the Irish classic by Embargo in 1925 Windsor Lad is being pointed for the rich Eclipse Stakes at San down Park next month monthOf Of the English invaders that will chal ¬ lenge the Irish defense Joseph E Wideners Autumn a Frenchbred colt trained at New ¬ market by the Irish trainer Capt Cecil BoydRochfort appears to have an excellent chance of success Autumn a bay son of Stefan the Great and Spring III last week ran a close second to the good fouryear old The Blue Boy in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Ascot and previously deadheated for the Irwell Plate one mile and a quarter at Man ¬ chester chesterOthers Others that rate favorable mention among the invaders are Sir Abe Baileys Valerius the Aga Khans Umidwar and William Bar netts Primro which finished respectively fifth sixth and tenth in the Epsom Derby Of these Umidwar which had an interrupted preparation for the Epsom classic is likely to prove best bestOf Of the defense brigade Sir Thomas Dix ons Cariff clever victor in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas run over the severe straight mile course at the Curragh is given the best chance Cariff a brown son of Achtoiwh finished second to First Flier in the 1917 Irish Derby and Carnlough is bred to stay the distance Another well fancied is Mrs John Hay Whitneys Veldt an Irish bred son of the 1920 Epsom Derby winner Spion Kop and Najmi that raced with dis ¬ tinction last year and has been especially trained and reserved for Wednesdays race H F Delaforces Portugal a son of Gay Crusader and Parsimony runnerup in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas and Baldoyle Derby is another that has many supporters
