Everybody was now talking horse race.

Major Brown said that if Tall Bull could beat the Pawnees' fast horse, I could break his whole command.
The next day all the troops were paid off, including the Pawnees.

For two or three days our Indian allies did nothing but run horses, as all the lately captured animals had to be tested to determine which was the swiftest.

Finally the Pawnees offered to run their favorite against Tall Bull.

They raised three hundred dollars to bet on their horse, and I covered the money.