. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . Public Conveyances. 247. the trip was one hour, and she was considered, the fastest boatin Boston Harbor. The rivalry between the Nantasket and« Nelly Baker, theNahant boat, was verygreat. Both boats lefton their afternoon tripat the same hourthrough the summermonths, and brushesbetween these boats, as far as Deer Island, were frequent. The writer, on one occa-sion, was on board the Nantasket when she was running soclosely alongside the Nelly Baker, both boats being at fullspeed, that a deck-hand of the Nantasket jumped aboard the Nelly Baker a
. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . Public Conveyances. 247. the trip was one hour, and she was considered, the fastest boatin Boston Harbor. The rivalry between the Nantasket and« Nelly Baker, theNahant boat, was verygreat. Both boats lefton their afternoon tripat the same hourthrough the summermonths, and brushesbetween these boats, as far as Deer Island, were frequent. The writer, on one occa-sion, was on board the Nantasket when she was running soclosely alongside the Nelly Baker, both boats being at fullspeed, that a deck-hand of the Nantasket jumped aboard the Nelly Baker and back again. Those who deprecate racing inthese later days hardly realize how spirited were the contests then. In the Mayflower and Nantasket days there was muchsociability and enjoyment on the trips among the passengers. Itwas a daily meeting of intimate acquaintances and friends. Themerry jest went round and stories were told, giving life and ani-mation to the trip. In later days, with more people and moreboats, each one feels less obligation to his neighbor, and i
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