"Twice as far as yours can—and twice as fast!"
"Think so? Try it—see that bush up ahead? Race you to there!"
"Right! Let's go!"
"Hey, hey! Wait a minute, you fellows! We're not goin' on a picnic, you know. We've got a good long ride before us. Take it easy." This from Billee.
"What's the matter, Billee? Gettin' old?" asked Bud mischievously.
"Old? Who, me? Say, young feller, I can give you a head start half way to that bush and still beat you there!"
"How about me? If there's a race, I'm in it too!" cried Dick.
"All right. Tell you what—we'll start from here, and the last man there has to kiss a sheep!"
"Right! All set? Ready—go!"
"Ye-e-e-ow!"