noon
The Pinto Under such a cloud of disaster men cared little what the weather was ; the deluge of rain seemed rather appropriate . There was even a hope that it might rain hard enough to postpone the race . But at ten it stopped , and by eleven it had cleared off wholly . The race was to be at noon . Word had been sent to Red Cloud , asking for two days ' postponement , which was curtly refused . `` White man heap scared maybe , '' was his scornful reply . The Colonel held a hasty council of war with his officers .