The instructions give this as a Reel by default but say that "as this is 'Hobson's Choice' it can be danced equally well as a Jig or Strathspey. SCDDB originally entered this as a medley but it is now updated to R/J/S.

The dance is inscribed "for Mr and Mrs Hobson, and also David and Sheila Dickie of Henley-on-Thames."