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
          March 31, 2003 (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.

A SIGNED  ORIGINAL OF THIS  WRITTEN  STATEMENT  REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 HAS BEEN
PROVIDED  TO THE FUND  AND WILL BE  RETAINED  BY THE FUND AND  FURNISHED  TO THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.

Dated:  May 15, 2003



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