Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned  hereby certifies in his capacity as Chief Executive  Officer of
Belair Capital Fund LLC (the "Fund"), that:

     (a)  the  Quarterly  Report of the Fund on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended
          September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
          of Section 13(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
          and

     (b)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material  respects,   the  financial  condition  and  the  results  of
          operations of the Fund for such period.


Dated:  November 14, 2002


                                                    /s/ Thomas E. Faust Jr.
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                                                    Thomas E. Faust Jr.
                                                    Chief Executive Officer