There is a point well taken in the communication which we publish this morning on the hare and hounds runs. From the standpoint of the Athletic Association, the chief object of these runs is to bring out a large number of men and by this means to increase the possibilities of discovering new material for the track. In order to accomplish this end the runs must offer the greatest possible attractions to such men as do not have any special idea of prize winning. Cross country running, to be sure, must, if the name is to signify anything, be through fields and up and down hills for at least a part of the way. It is not at all necessary, however, that courses be chosen which lead through clay pits and wet marshes, as has often been the case. If the hares are careful in laying their trail this afternoon we feel sure that the attendance on future runs will be far larger.